grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
calm; composed; leisurely
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
alternately; by turns; one after the other
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
powerful person; influential person
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
public power; governmental authority
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
odds and ends; all; every
to invite in; to show someone in
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
for a while; for some time; for a period
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
study; research; investigation
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
cesspool; sink; manure sink
speech and conduct; words and deeds
unable to back out; unable to withdraw; unable to stop; unable to compromise
to encourage someone to expect something; to raise someone's hopes
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to head home; to leave for home
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
while; during; performed in this condition
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister